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How to say “of course” in Russian

The most useful “yes” in Russian — and it is not pronounced the way it is written.

Quick answer

Коне́чно!

konéshna — spelled with ч, pronounced with ш

The options

Коне́чно!Of course! — pronounced “kanéshna”
Коне́чно, да.Yes, of course.
Разуме́ется.Naturally. — more formal
Ещё бы!You bet! — casual and emphatic
Без пробле́м.No problem.

The ч that sounds like ш

Two very common words break the rule: коне́чно → “kanéshna” and что → “shto”. Everywhere else ч is a normal ch.

What you hear back

Спаси́бо!Thanks!
Отли́чно!Great!
Договори́лись.Agreed.

Typical mistakes

Pronouncing коне́чно with a ch

“kanéshna”

One of the two fixed exceptions in Russian pronunciation.

Коне́чно нет — written without a comma

Коне́чно, нет.

коне́чно is set off by commas.

Check yourself

How is коне́чно pronounced?

Unstressed о reduces to a, and ч becomes ш.

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